I enjoyed this novel as a run of the mill thriller. Noting spectacular but nothing cringy. It was perfect for what it was.

Psychological thrillers are always great to listen to while running errands and doing chores around the house, and this was the perfect audiobook to keep me entertained while unpacking and settling in after our recent vacation.

House of Glass is unique in that the protagonist, Stella, isn't a detective; she's a best interest attorney who works with children. The plot addressed Stella's backstory as thoroughly as it did the main mystery of the book. I enjoyed this balance, and the author set up Stella's character so strongly that she could definitely spin her off into future books.

The main conflict in the narrative is the murder of a young nanny in a wealthy couple's home. This storyline progressed at a respectable speed, with a few not-so-unexpected surprises that were still entertaining.

This is a good choice for your next summer read!

This was expertly written and full of turmoil, confusion, lies, and tense moments. The characters were all so unlikeable at first, everyone a possible suspect. But as we weeded out what the story actually was, who was involved, and who was just trying to protect the child, the craziest outcome was unfolding.

I don’t read a ton of thrillers, but this one was mostly a mystery with some thrilling elements/suspense. Highly recommend for lovers of domestic thrillers, law enforcement/lawyer MCs, and creepy vibes 😂

I thought I knew where this was going in the first chapter but I was very happily surprised!! Short chapters, engaging story—overall enjoyable thriller with a great ending

A story that keeps you at the end of your seat, with thinking you know the answers, but then, quickly doubting yourself.
This is the story of a young girl, age 9, and the suspicious death of her nanny, but the reason Stella is involved is because a divorce between her parents. Stella is to give her opinion as to whom should have custody of Rose. In the end she gets much more than she bargained for, and we are there, or page turning for the answers.
There are so many twists and surprises here, most I never saw coming, and again I was looking down the wrong path, more than once!
I've enjoyed several books by this author, she does not disappoint, and now I'm going to be looking for more!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher St. Martin's Press, and was not required to give a positive review.

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen - WOW! This book was fantastic! Everything I would want in a thriller! This book kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat from the first page until the very last sentence. So many moving parts but they were all tied up pretty good in the end!

House of Glass
Wow what a book! This story was a masterfully built mystery/thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time! I think the characters were great! the suspense was amazing as the mystery of the Barclays unraveled so did the mysteries that Stella had! It had some big twists that I was not expecting!
An easy 5 star for me and my favorite in 2024 so far!
Thanks net galley, st martins press and Sarah Pekkanen for this Arc

4.5 stars.

Sarah Pekkanen has done a masterful job of creating an intriguing and creepy atmosphere with this story. Lawyer Stella Hudson has been tasked with determining custodianship of nine year old girl Rose Barclay—daughter of a complicated, wealthy family and eye witness to the suspicious death of her nanny. The family has secrets to protect and everything is not as it seems. While Stella is tasked with determining who Rose should live with upon her parents’ looming divorce, she finds herself in the middle of unravelling a murder—a murder where everyone in the Barclay house may be a suspect. I flew this story. The pacing was wonderful and it kept me guessing all the way until the dramatic ending.

This book started off strong but fell off towards the end. I feel like the last few chapters could have easily been comprised into one

🤩 F I V E S T A R F R I D A Y 🤩 featuring “House of Glass” by Sarah Pekkanen!

BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney for children in custody cases. As a child Stella suffered extreme trauma and loss herself and acts as a mentor to children who cannot advocate for themselves in tragic and highly sensitive situations.

Stella gets appointed to Rose Barclay, a 9 year old girl who may have witnessed the death of her nanny. Rose’s parents are going through a divorce and each want sole custody of their daughter. Stella must determine who the better parent is and who may be a murderer. However, Rose is unable to open up to Stella using speech due to traumatic mutism. Stella is no stranger to this, because she suffered from it herself when she found her dead mother’s body as a child 🤐!!

The Barclay family isn’t much help either as Stella soon finds herself tangled in a thick web of secrets and lies! Everyone in the family is a suspect after all …

I went into this book totally BLIND because I just knew that Sarah Pekkanen would deliver! And DID SHE EVER 👏!!!! This book made me nervous, anxious, unsettled and beyond creeped out!! The perfect kind of read for a thriller lover like me!

Thank you kindly to @sarahpekkanen @stmartinspress @netgalley for my advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review! This book releases on August 6, 2024!

Thank you St. Martin’s for the ARC! Publication date 8/6/2024


I loved Sarah’s last release, Gone Tonight so I was very excited to receive this ARC.

Sarah knows how to expertly create complex, realistic!!!, situations. I absolutely loved Stella’s character and her growth throughout the book. I live for a thriller that has a strong, brave, female main character who has overcome immense (relatable) trauma.

This had me on my toes, constantly coming up with theories, and made me stay up way too late on a work night to find out the ending, and I was not disappointed.

This book was fast paced and kept my interest. There was enough intrigue and twists and turns as to who caused the nanny’s death. This is a great poolside read for the summer. Each character was interesting and flawed including the young girl. Thank you NetGalley.

This one started off so strong. I was completely sucked in and could not wait to unravel what happened to the nanny and who was responsible for her death. Rose, the little girl, was incredibly creepy. I was suspicious of her from the very beginning, and I felt that this was going to have some crazy twists that I didn't see coming. She gave me chills with her unnerving behavior. Then, a subplot was introduced and it just felt so unnecessary and really took away from the original theme of the story. This subplot completely took away from the murder mystery of the storyline and I was disappointed. I started losing interest, and found myself rushing to finish the book. I feel that if the author stuck to the original story, it would have been an easy 5 star read for me. It had all of the elements to be such a great twisty thriller.

The first part of this book was a slow build that put you on a roller coaster for the last third of it. There are two storylines that intertwine in ways that are both obvious and not so obvious (until the end). For me, the last third of the book was the best part and redeemed the slow start. The twists at the end, the way everything comes together, the "ending" of two stories really ended this book on a high note. House of Glass was my third book by Sarah Peekanen and was easily my favorite. Fans of her, or those eager to see if they could be a fan, should add House of Glass to their TBR.
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Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely love Sarah Pekkanen's books. This one had such a creepy vibe from the very beginning. I was hooked. And while I figured out the twist early on, I was still so enamored and needed to keep reading to figure out if I was correct. Highly recommend this one!

Mark your calendars for August 6th, you DO NOT want to miss this one!!

Read it immediately (my recommendation) or save it for spooky season (which arguably starts Sept 1) because we've got a creepy kids, a possible murder, weird family dynamics, and Stella, a best interest attorney assigned to work with Rose, who is no longer speaking after her nanny has died during her parents divorce. Stella has to figure out where is the best place for Rose to live, but there is a lot of layers to this family to unravel as she does so.

This was a unputdownable suspense that I devoured. I really enjoy this author and was so excited to receive a copy of this one! Short chapters, piecing together the mystery piece by piece with revelations throughout rather than crazy twists.

Landing at 4.5 stars for this one because I did see some of the revelations coming, but that's likely due to how many thrillers I read each year, but still a completely enjoyable ride and I highly recommended this one!

Big thanks to NetGalley, Sarah Pekkanen, and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read this one in exchange for an honest review!
Pub Date 8/6!!

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Sarah Pekkanen for the ARC of House of Glass.
This is the second novel I have read by this author and she does not disappoint. A creepy kid, a dysfunctional family and a dead nanny = a lot of fun. Everyone is a suspect in this who done it thriller and it will keep you guessing right up to the very end. Overall rating: 4.5 ⭐️

A once picture-perfect family is going through a messy divorce. Both parents are fighting for sole custody. Their nanny plunged out a window to her death, but was it an accident? The nine-year-old girl caught in the middle who witnessed the event has traumatic mutism and collects sharp objects. Could one of the parents be a killer? Best Interest Attorney Stella never accepts clients under thirteen due to her own traumatic childhood, but her childhood mentor, a revered judge, thinks Stella is the only one who can help.

This grabbed me from the start and did not let go! It's super compelling and well-written, tense, suspenseful, and creepy. I loved the author's writing style and how she drew me ever deeper into the puzzle filled with revelations that constantly shifted my suspicions. And the subplot regarding Stella's childhood is also intriguing. I was so invested that I stayed up reading way past bedtime. The book's second half is unputdownable!

All of the characters were so vividly depicted, especially Stella and Rose. Both are complex and layered, and the story examines some facets of childhood trauma through them. This was my first book by this author, but it will not be my last. I loved this!


Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the free book!

It has been awhile since I have read something beside a romcom, and this was a nice break! I love a good whodunnit, and this one is so well written! We have the Barclay family…who was all home at the time of the nanny’s murder…and it could have been any of them. But Stella is there for the best interest of the daughter, Rose. Who is mute, and a little creepy. As Stella gets to know the family to determine the best interest of Rose’s custody arrangement, she starts to investigate who actually murdered Tina as well. It is a slow burn to the finish line, leaving many chapters ending on cliffhangers to force you to keep going! I loved that about the book. And I switched my thoughts on who did it many times. And while I loved that whole storyline….there was something that really bothered me towards the end of the book.

While I like to get to know the characters and their backstories….you have Stella who is going through a divorce herself from Marco. And there are scenes where she is feeling lonely and stuff. But out of no where towards the end of the book, Stella finds herself attracted to the female detective. Like what???? There was no implication anywhere in the book that she was going through some change or self discovery. I feel like almost every book now has some sort of LGBTQ+ character in it and it’s fine if it makes sense in the book. But for our lead character to all of a sudden switch? Felt like a cash grab to me, or the author trying to find a way to weave it into our story to be listed as a LGBTQ+ novel for social points or something. It really took the book from a 5 star to like a 3.5. It was out of no where and forced rushed in at the end. We already had enough side stories with Stella and her divorce, her father-like relationship with her mentor Charles, Marcos mom, the neighbor, etc….it just didn’t make sense.

Bottom Line: Read it! Overall, despite my gripes, I really enjoyed this one.

**I received an ARC copy of House of Glass. All opinions are my own.**

Thank you netgalley and St. Martins Press for the ARC. 5 stars.
This book had me hooked from the beginning. We are first introduced to Stella who has been assigned as the best interest attorney for 9 year old Rose Barclay. Stella will decide who will receive custody of Rose after the divorce of her parents Beth and Ian. As Stella gets to know the family, including Rose’s grandmother Harriet who lives in their basement, and Rose herself who has become mute after the sudden death of her nanny, many secrets are revealed and she starts seeing a darker side to the family. Was her nanny murdered, was it an accident, was someone in the family involved? And on top of that, Stella notices every piece of glass in the house has been removed and the house has a creepy, dark vibe.
This thriller has many twists and turns that are sure to keep the reader on the edge of their seat! A definite must read!